Sunrise Resort: Connecticut, New England

Background about Sunrise Resort:

reportedly, summer 2008 was the last season for Sunrise Resort, and land is to be transferred to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection -- read more at the Sunrise Resort site

Sunrise Resort is located in Moodus Connecticut along the Salmon River, about two hours drive Boston or from New York City (longer, with traffic.)

Sunrise Resort spreads over 460 acres, and has 150 rooms from cabins to hotel-type lodging; waterfront rooms have a view of the Salmon River.

What's special about Sunrise for families:

All-inclusive pricing includes three meals daily; lodging; activities and entertainment. Day visitors are welcome.*

Activities include:
-boating tours, kayaks, canoes, peddle boats on a gentle river
-daily activities for different age groups. Aerobics, tennis lessons, dance lessons, lollipop hunts for kids. Each day has a main activity such as a scavenger hunt for kids, or ballgame for grownups
-tennis, softball, volleyball, horseshoes, basketball, bocci
-minigolf, climbing wall
-kids fun room open at night
-adjacent Nature Preserve has hiking trails
-evening entertainment might be live music